gbOfficeTimer

gbOfficeTimer is an intuitive and accessible application designed to offer various functions like the countdown, count up, and a simple clock. It also features an alarm, which can be used for essential meetings or assignments, run a specific app, along with an alert sound, played before the countdown reaches 0.

It's wrapped in a clean and approachable interface that displays only a clock that can be customized, and by right-clicking on it, brings up the context menu. Since there is no icon in the taskbar nor the system tray, is recommended to activate the option to stay on top, to have easy access.

gbOfficeTimer is useful when using PowerPoint, for full-screen presentations, because it can be configured to stay on top of other windows. This makes the timer be seen all the time, while its colors can be easily changed to blend nicely with the whole content. The layout is divided into the main window (top) and the panel (bottom).

The first pane shows the time an optional logo, while the second displays images, text, slideshows, and screensavers. All the items can be personalized from their own menu or more easily, from the settings. The three modes you can choose from are the count down and up, and a simple clock, which is automatically synced with the system.

gbOfficeTimer lets you hide the logo or the background image, which overrides the default color. Another file can be inserted from the PC in JPG, BMP and PNG formats for each window size (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x). Plus, some optional elements can be activated, like indicators (e.g. mode, on/off), progress bar, and the current time. Panels may be customized with photos, text, random slideshows, using the provided images or specific folders.    The tool offers a basic game to kill your time with, named gbAnimator, that lets you create animated 2D models or shapes that fall, roll, bounce or walk. Another useful function is the alarm that can be turned on and off. It shows a message and appears on the screen when the time is up. Plus, it may run a custom program. For both warning and the normal sound, you can choose particular files in WAV format.

The bottom line is that gbOfficeTimer is a reliable and handy application that helps you keep track of important events, meetings or special occasions, as well as count down the time left till you finish a demonstration or an exam.